US President Joe Biden signed on Tuesday a decree extending the national emergency regarding the situation in Iraq. Successive US presidents have extended the state of emergency around 20 times since 2003 after former President George Bush issued that year Executive Order 13303 on Iraq. The decree prohibits the export of some special goods, in addition to sanctioning individuals and entities that pose a threat to the national security and foreign policy of Iraq and the US.
Vagif Poetry Days has got underway in the cultural capital of Azerbaijan, Shusha with the organization of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and the Union of Azerbaijani Writers. It has been a second time that Vagif Poetry Days, which have a history of 40 years, were held following